chores

Welcome!
This week I am going to be doing things a little bit differently...
I am going to show you how I deep clean my house each week. One week of hard work should get you on the right track and make it easy to get a sparkling house and with just a little bit of upkeep...keep it that way!
Spring Cleaning
A lot of us do a whole spring cleaning, and I love that! I really try to keep the house in a state of spring cleaning year round though. This is the system that I use, and I know everyone is at a different place and stage in their life. So while this works for me and my family, it might not be the best solution for you and your family. Hopefully, if it isn't for you, you can be inspired in some way by it. I also welcome all comments and suggestions for improvement, or for your ... [Read More]

I hope your weekend was fantastic! I've had some of my very most favorite family members here since last Friday, they just left Sunday morning and we have been playing non stop. My kids have had major overdoses of cousin, grandma and auntie love and are now suffering from withdrawals...but I think I am suffering the worst. I lost my shopping partners-my mother in law and sister in law can shop with the best of them and now...I have my kids and my 15 year old step son. Not the best shopping companions. :(We did do some fun things with the kids this week when we weren't shopping, their personal favorite was working in the garden at the museum. They literally would not leave until they finished their "chores" that the museum workers gave them to do, which was just busy work that they should ... [Read More]

You may remember my Cleaning the House is Fun to Do series from last year. I love when my kids help out around the house without complaint and I love to let them have their own spending money that they earned to buy whatever their little hearts desire. We have been using the same chore chart system for a long time now and it has worked great! We have just been crazy busy lately and so I thought it might be fun to have a little punch card system that way the kids can see the results of their efforts in a fun way.Cleaning the house with kidsThe jobs are still pretty much the same;Get Ready (eat breakfast, clear their own dish, brush their teeth, get dressed, make their bed and make sure their rooms are straightened)Read for 15 minutes and do a worksheet (as home schoolers we have lots of ... [Read More]